{"id":126376,"date":"2022-07-08T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-134228"},"modified":"2022-07-08T15:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T15:15:00","slug":"random-talented-hackers-are-adding-vibrant-colour-to-classic-game-boy-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/07\/08\/random-talented-hackers-are-adding-vibrant-colour-to-classic-game-boy-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Talented Hackers Are Adding Vibrant Colour To Classic Game Boy Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The humble Game Boy was an absolute marvel back in the day. Released prior to the SNES, the handheld system seemed positively futuristic when compared to the decidedly bulkier NES \/ Famicom. Looking at it today, however, there are plenty of noticeable drawbacks that have been ironed out considerably in the decades since with successors like the GBA, DS, and of course, the Switch.<\/p>\n

Crucially, the original Game Boy displayed its games via an LCD display that could only render four distinct olive green colours. This meant that many classic games, from Tetris<\/a> all the way to Pok\u00e9mon Red and Blue<\/a> were effectively displayed in “black and white”, leaving gamers to use their imagination to envision what their favourite game worlds would truly look like in full colour.<\/p>\n

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In the years since, talented hackers have taken it upon themselves to mod ROMs of classic Game Boy games to introduce full colour palettes, unlocking the games’ potential to fully represent the developers’ original vision during development. One such hacker is known as Toruzz<\/a>, who we’ve covered before on the site thanks to his remarkable efforts in creating ‘Super Mario Land DX’<\/a>. As reported by InputMag<\/a>, Toruzz started off in the world of ROM hacking by creating his own translation of Link’s Awakening<\/a>, having being dissatisfied with the official release. It was only after seeing a full colour hack of Pok\u00e9mon Red from hacker Drenn that he knew where his true talents lay.<\/p>\n

Although most well known for his work on Super Mario Land<\/a>, Toruzz started his journey by working on a lesser known Japan release called Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru<\/a> (or The Frog For Whom The Bell Tolls in English), a first-party game that shares many similarities with the aforementioned Link’s Awakening. Toruzz heavily implies that his colour version of Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru will be released to the public later this year, so we’ll look forward to checking that one out.<\/p>\n